At Natural Products Expo West 2016, BevNET caught up with Drinkmaple co-founder Kate Weiler, who was heading up the company’s trade show booth. In the above video, Weiler discusses the growth of Drinkmaple, which made its official launch a year ago and the brand’s recent authorization at Kroger. Weiler also talks about the expansion of its manufacturing facility in St. Albans, Vt. — where co-founder Jeff Rose was overseeing production amid sap-collecting season — and the upcoming launch of DrinkMelon, the company’s new line of watermelon juice beverages.

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